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Vellareddy Anantharam

Vellareddy Anantharam

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Biology and Biochemistry

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76
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World Ranking
5018
National Ranking
2409

Overview

Vellareddy Anantharam is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. Their work primarily focuses on neurology, molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, physiology, and health-related toxicology and mutagenesis.

The main topics of their research include Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, nuclear receptors and signaling, nerve injury and regeneration, neurological disorders and treatments, gut microbiota and health, and RNA regulation and disease.

Recent notable publications by Anantharam include:

  • Blinded RT-QuIC Analysis of α-Synuclein Biomarker in Skin Tissue From Parkinson's Disease Patients (2020), published in Movement Disorders
  • Kv1.3 modulates neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease (2020), published in Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Impact of Environmental Risk Factors on Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Neuroinflammation, Protein Misfolding, and Oxidative Stress in the Etiopathogenesis of Parkinson's Disease (2022), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Mechanistic Insights Into Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis-Mediated Neuroimmune Dysregulation and Protein Misfolding and Clearance in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Neurodegenerative Disorders (2022), published in Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Diapocynin, an NADPH oxidase inhibitor, counteracts diisopropylfluorophosphate-induced long-term neurotoxicity in the rat model (2020), published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Anantharam include:

  • Anumantha G. Kanthasamy
  • Huajun Jin
  • Arthi Kanthasamy
  • Gary Zenitsky
  • Bharathi N. Palanisamy

Common publication venues where Anantharam's research appears feature:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Movement Disorders
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation

Over the course of their career, Anantharam's research contributions span a range of scientific disciplines focusing on neurological and molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Parkinson's disease. Their work involves examining the impacts of environmental factors, neuroimmune interactions, protein misfolding, and oxidative stress. This multidisciplinary approach encompasses investigation into mitochondrial dysfunction and gut microbiota influences within the context of chronic neurodegenerative disorders.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Mitochondria-targeted antioxidants for treatment of Parkinson's disease: preclinical and clinical outcomes.

    Huajun Jin;Arthi Kanthasamy;Anamitra Ghosh;Vellareddy Anantharam

  • Caspase-3-Dependent Proteolytic Cleavage of Protein Kinase Cδ Is Essential for Oxidative Stress-Mediated Dopaminergic Cell Death after Exposure to Methylcyclopentadienyl Manganese Tricarbonyl

    Vellareddy Anantharam;Masashi Kitazawa;Jarrad Wagner;Siddharth Kaul

  • Oxalate:formate exchange. The basis for energy coupling in Oxalobacter.

    Vellareddy Anantharam;M. J. Allison;P. C. Maloney

  • Dieldrin-induced neurotoxicity: relevance to Parkinson's disease pathogenesis.

    Anumantha G. Kanthasamy;Masashi Kitazawa;Arthi Kanthasamy;Vellareddy Anantharam

  • Caspase-3 dependent proteolytic activation of protein kinase C delta mediates and regulates 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+)-induced apoptotic cell death in dopaminergic cells: relevance to oxidative stress in dopaminergic degeneration.

    Siddharth Kaul;Arthi Kanthasamy;Masashi Kitazawa;Vellareddy Anantharam

  • Environmental neurotoxic pesticide increases histone acetylation to promote apoptosis in dopaminergic neuronal cells: relevance to epigenetic mechanisms of neurodegeneration.

    Chunjuan Song;Arthi Kanthasamy;Vellareddy Anantharam;Faneng Sun

  • Dieldrin induces apoptosis by promoting caspase-3-dependent proteolytic cleavage of protein kinase Cδ in dopaminergic cells: Relevance to oxidative stress and dopaminergic degeneration

    M. Kitazawa;V. Anantharam;A.G. Kanthasamy

  • Mitochondrial impairment in microglia amplifies NLRP3 inflammasome proinflammatory signaling in cell culture and animal models of Parkinson's disease.

    Souvarish Sarkar;Emir Malovic;Dilshan S. Harishchandra;Dilshan S. Harishchandra;Shivani Ghaisas;Shivani Ghaisas

  • Dieldrin-induced oxidative stress and neurochemical changes contribute to apoptopic cell death in dopaminergic cells.

    Masashi Kitazawa;Vellareddy Anantharam;Anumantha G. Kanthasamy

  • Manganese-Induced Neurotoxicity: New Insights Into the Triad of Protein Misfolding, Mitochondrial Impairment, and Neuroinflammation.

    Dilshan S. Harischandra;Shivani Ghaisas;Gary Zenitsky;Huajun Jin

  • Fyn kinase regulates misfolded α-synuclein uptake and NLRP3 inflammasome activation in microglia.

    Nikhil Panicker;Nikhil Panicker;Souvarish Sarkar;Dilshan S. Harischandra;Matthew Neal

  • Protein kinase Cdelta is a key downstream mediator of manganese-induced apoptosis in dopaminergic neuronal cells.

    Calivarathan Latchoumycandane;Vellareddy Anantharam;Masashi Kitazawa;Yongjie Yang

  • α-Synuclein negatively regulates protein kinase Cδ expression to suppress apoptosis in dopaminergic neurons by reducing p300 histone acetyltransferase activity.

    Huajun Jin;Arthi Kanthasamy;Anamitra Ghosh;Yongjie Yang

  • Neuroprotective effect of protein kinase C delta inhibitor rottlerin in cell culture and animal models of Parkinson's disease.

    Danhui Zhang;Vellareddy Anantharam;Arthi Kanthasamy;Anumantha G. Kanthasamy

  • Molecular mechanisms underlying protective effects of quercetin against mitochondrial dysfunction and progressive dopaminergic neurodegeneration in cell culture and MitoPark transgenic mouse models of Parkinson's Disease

    Muhammet Ay;Jie Luo;Monica Langley;Huajun Jin

  • Role of proteolytic activation of protein kinase Cdelta in oxidative stress-induced apoptosis.

    Anumantha G. Kanthasamy;Masashi Kitazawa;Arthi Kanthasamy;Vellareddy Anantharam

  • Ethanol Inhibition of Recombinant Heteromeric NMDA Channels in the Presence and Absence of Modulators

    Benson Chu;Vellareddy Anantharam;Steven N. Treistman

  • Pharmacological inhibition of neuronal NADPH oxidase protects against 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+)-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in mesencephalic dopaminergic neuronal cells.

    Vellareddy Anantharam;Siddharth Kaul;Chunjuan Song;Arthi Kanthasamy

  • Environmental neurotoxin dieldrin induces apoptosis via caspase-3-dependent proteolytic activation of protein kinase C delta (PKCdelta): Implications for neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease

    Anumantha G Kanthasamy;Masashi Kitazawa;Yongjie Yang;Vellareddy Anantharam

Frequent Co-Authors

Anumantha G. Kanthasamy
Anumantha G. Kanthasamy University of Georgia
Arthi Kanthasamy
Arthi Kanthasamy Iowa State University
Hagan Bayley
Hagan Bayley University of Oxford
Balaraman Kalyanaraman
Balaraman Kalyanaraman Medical College of Wisconsin
Balaji Narasimhan
Balaji Narasimhan Iowa State University
Surya K. Mallapragada
Surya K. Mallapragada Iowa State University
Xuemei Huang
Xuemei Huang Pennsylvania State University
Mechelle M. Lewis
Mechelle M. Lewis Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Robert S. Houk
Robert S. Houk United States Department of Energy
David Jiles
David Jiles Iowa State University

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